if you did not show up on time, you have no standing to dispute the matter.
i am not sure your understanding of the rule is correct. are you refering to
uschess rules or another national system?

"Isidor Gunsberg" wrote in message
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I just played a game where I showed up a couple of minutes late. My
opponent was using a Digital Clock, set for the appropriate default
Time Delay.

However, he also had deducted 5 minutes from each clock, apparently
based on the erroneous assumption that such a deduction was mandatory.

I talked to the Tournament Director, and he had made no
announcement that instructed players to make this time deduction.
Indeed, since the play took place on a Club meeting weeknight, and
there was only one round that evening, time was not of the essence, at
least in terms of keeping to a tournament schedule for the rounds.

My understanding is that the default option is NOT to deduct the 5
minutes from the clocks, unless specifically instructed to do so by
the TD.

Morever, the new rule book apparently states that deducting the 5
minutes is not the preferred option, and is clearly not the default
option. Rather, it is an option that should be taken **By the TD**
when, for instance, a tournament is running behind schedule, and the
TD is worried that the next round will be delayed. By implication, the
TD probably ought not be mandating a time deduction for every round,
unless there is a specific and pressing reason to do so. Moreover,
such a time deduction must be made only when announced by the TD; it
should not be made by the players thenselves, unless they are directed
to do so.

My question is: In the situation described above, do I have the
right to complain to the TD, and request that the incorrectly deducted
time be restored to my clock. If the time is restored to my clock, is
it proper to also have the time restored to my opponent's clock, even
though he mis-set his own clock, in ignorance of the rules?